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    How does options trading work?

    http://www.amazon.com/Options-Investing-Business-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=2672 I think there are 100 PAGES of books. You could try reading just one... and then start trading so we can take all your money.
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    Short term directional trades -- ITM, ATM, OTM and expiry?

    IMHO: You are completely barking up the wrong tree. If you want to engage in these kinds of trades you should be using futures not options.
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    Conservative Options Trades

    IBM ct'd http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=ibm Longer term investment in IBM's declining fortunes: With IBM at 162.08 Jan '16 200/205 bear call spread for a net credit of $45 Yield = 45/455 = 9.89% in 444 days or 8.1% annualized Prob = 87% Expectation = .87(45) - .11(455) - .02(227) = 39.2 -...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    IBM: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bear-day-international-business-machines-050031575.html http://finance.yahoo.com/tumblr/blog-singing-the-blues-buffett-loses-nearly-1b-in-ibm-020935884.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-pay-1-5b-shed-102946736.html http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=ibm...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    MCD: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...send-diners-to-fancier-rivals.html?cmpid=yhoo http://www.usatoday.com/story/money...alds-fast-food-restaurants-earnings/17652697/ http://pressroom.consumerreports.org/pressroom/2014/07/my-entry-1.html...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    MCD: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-20/mcdonald-s-costly-burgers-send-diners-to-fancier-rivals.html?cmpid=yhoo http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/10/21/mcdonalds-fast-food-restaurants-earnings/17652697/ http://pressroom.consumerreports.org/pressroom/2014/07/my-entry-1.html...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    This morning O'Xpress is working much better. Probably finished maintenance for the weekend. I WAS able to submit: Nov 14/12:20/22 iron condor for a net credit of $38 I'll leave it run and see if they are actually able to execute it. :) My max liability is 200 - 38 = 162 R/R = 162/38 = 4.3...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    You mean like: TZA: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=1y&s=TZA&l=off&z=l&q=l&c=&ql=1 Nov 14/13:20/21 iron condor for a net credit of $24 Yield = 24/76 = 31.6% in 34 days or 300% annualized Prob = ?? Price..........Profit / Loss............ROM % 9.00..............(76.00).................-76.00%...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    HCI: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bull-day-hci-group-hci-050042376.html http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/10/16/hurricane-gonzalo-bermuda/17345911/ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=HCI Key Statistics http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=hci...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    I remember mamma When I was about 13 years old I used to go horse back riding on saturday mornings at the Shawmont Stables in Philadelphia. The stables were at Henry and Shawmont avenues, about a 45 minute walk from my house in North Philadelphia. It cost me $5.00 to ride for an hour on the...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    LMT: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/us-lockheed-fusion-idUSKCN0I41EM20141015 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=LMT Key Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=2y&s=LMT&l=off&z=l&q=l&c=&ql=1 Trade: With LMT at 171.13 Jan '16 100/95 bull put spread for a net credit of $75 Yield =...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    YUM: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bear-day-yum-brands-yum-050049418.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=YUM Key Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=YUM Competitors http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=yum http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=2y&s=YUM&l=off&z=l&q=l&c=&ql=1&c=^GSPC...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    JNJ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/johnson-johnson-beat-earnings-pharma-155002593.html http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=jnj Trade: with JNJ at 100.84 Oct 100/101 bull call spread for a net debit of $64 Yield = 36/100 = 36% in 4 days Price.............Profit / Loss.........ROI %...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    ORCL: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bear-day-oracle-orcl-050025414.html http://www.cnbc.com/id/101771231 http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/09/19/oracle-weak-hardware-and-new-license-sales-dim-earnings-report-as-management-changes-loom/ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=ORCL Key...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    PBY: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bear-day-pep-boys-pby-140229662.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=PBY+Key+Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=PBY http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=pby Trade: With PBY at 8.69 Apr 10/12 apr bear call spread for net credit of $25 Yield = 25/175 =...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    XLU: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/protect-portfolio-utility-etfs-152332894.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=XLU&t=1y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: With XLU at 42.48 Mar 38/33 bull put spread for a net credit of $32 Yield = 32/468 = 6.8% in 163 days or 15.3% annualized Prob = 90% Expectation =...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    NIB: finance.yahoo.com/news/buy-top-ranked-cocoa-etfs-142307707.html finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=NIB&t=5y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: with NIB at 40.49 Feb 40/45 bull call spread for a net debit of $210 Price...............Profit / Loss........ROI % 30.00................. (210.00)...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    BLMN http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bear-day-bloomin-brands-blmn-050025296.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-2q14-earnings-bloomin-brands-145313049.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=BLMN Key Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=BLMN http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=blmn Trade...
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    Conservative Options Trades

    XOM: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101820053 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=XOM&t=5y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c=uso,ung,nwn,aci,^GSPC http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=XOM Key Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=XOM http://finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=XOM Competitors...
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